| Junk food diets and unhealthy lifestyle not dependent | | | | this piece of news was my Gym Instructor, who |
| on wealth, says study. | | | | took care of the first gym I stepped foot into, many |
| The Low Income Nutrition and Diet Survey carried | | | | years ago. I had the chance to meet him about a |
| out between November 2003 and January 2005 | | | | year ago - and he was in disappointing shape. For |
| studied the dietary habits of 3728 people who were | | | | someone who was pretty well built before, he's only |
| in the bottom 15% of the population in terms of | | | | HALF the size he is now, and he blames it all on the |
| material deprivation. | | | | fact that he can't afford supplements anymore, and |
| Their diet-related problems were similar to those of | | | | therefore, that is why he is in such shape. |
| the wider population. These included low fruit and | | | | FIRSTLY - |
| vegetable consumption, not eating enough oily fish | | | | Supplements are NOT a must in this world of |
| and eating too much saturated fat and sugar. | | | | bodybuilding and fitness. |
| Obesity levels were also "very high" - but this was in | | | | SECONDLY - |
| line with the UK population as a whole. Nearly | | | | It was his poor food choices that led him to such a |
| two-thirds (63%) of the women questioned were | | | | disappointing state. |
| overweight or obese, compared with 62% of men, | | | | THIRDLY - |
| 35% of boys and 34% of girls. | | | | It's not easy telling the above to your Gym |
| Poor Diet Is A Matter Of Choice, Not Income Levels. | | | | Instructor, especially when you were once his |
| Now, the first person that came to mind when I read | | | | 'student'. |